✅ Daily Living Skills (ADLs & IADLs) *coming soon
Course overview
Lesson Overview

12.25 – Using Breathing and Body Scans to Fall Back Asleep: When you wake mid-night, gentle breathing and body scans can reset the brain’s sleep rhythm without effort. Start by noticing your breath, letting it slow naturally. Then move attention from head to toes, relaxing each muscle one by one. Picture warmth spreading through your body like soft waves. If thoughts intrude, acknowledge them and return focus to sensation. Counting slow exhalations steadies the heartbeat and lowers stress hormones. A body scan converts restless energy into mindfulness, easing anxiety without needing perfection. Keeping movements small prevents full awakening. Avoid lights or screens that signal morning to your brain. Over time, practicing these techniques nightly conditions your system to associate awareness with calm, not alertness. Eventually, the pattern becomes automatic—breath deepens, mind softens, and sleep returns. This self-guided tool is free, portable, and powerful for reclaiming peaceful rest after unexpected wake-ups.

About this course

Practical training to help individuals independently manage personal care, household tasks, and community responsibilities, building confidence and self-sufficiency in daily life.

This course includes:
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  • Flexibility to work at your own pace, when it fits your schedule

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